My dad started this forum in 2005 because of his passion for shooting, and his love of the new 204 caliber. I remember his excitement when the first member signed up. It quickly blossomed into one if the nicest communities I've ever been apart of. The help, advice, and wisdom is shared easily here. I am not a social person, don't even have a facebook. I haven't posted here very much, but I feel the value of this community.
It's no secret participation on this forum has tapered. This has caused me to start thinking about cost vs. benefit of this site. Rick from Oregon has introduced some ideas about 'rebranding' the site. I'd love to hear more feedback on what that would look like, I'm ready to put in the work if that's the direction we want to go.
Something like this could raise the benefits column of the cost vs. benefit. But, here are the costs as well...
2005 was a long time ago. The world has changed a lot since then, and some changes have affected this forum. In February 2021, google realized this site encourages the use of super dangerous weapons

This site requires a lot of time to upkeep. One of the unsung heros of this forum is skipper. I handed off a 'time load' on him a few years ago, and he has been keeping up on it like a champ. He has invested a lot of time keeping things running, and keeping dangerous scammers/hackers out. We all owe him thanks, let alone for the awesome shooting competitions he hosts. His opinion on the future of this site is big here.
This was a long rant. But where does this leave us? If there is desire out there to keep things going here, and start banging on all cylinders again, lets fire it up. But if there are only few who see the value in this community anymore, we might have to take a hard look at the future.
Thanks for your time,
Tarrin